Past Events
November 2017
Oregon Advanced State Victim Assistance Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Statewide Restitution Summit -- The Advanced Academy offered November 27-28, 2017 offers 1.5 days of focused training on victims’ right to restitution under Oregon law. Each year, the Advanced Academy offers training on a different topic or topics focusing on specific crimes or specific victim populations, advanced skills, or topics relating to sustainability sustainable advocacy, or capacity building for programs and advocates. Topics are selected based on feedback from advocates statewide. Target Audience Everyone is welcome at this year’s Advanced…
February 2018
Oregon State Victim Assistance Basic Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon State Victim Assistance Basic Academy (Basic Academy) provides fundamental education for victim service providers and allied professionals who routinely interact with victims of crime. The Basic Academy will require online distance learning on select dates in January and February, in addition to in-person learning from February 12-15, 2018. The Basic Academy is designed for advocates who are new to victim services. The curriculum includes sessions that cover the core competencies of victim advocacy taught by local advocacy experts.…
September 2018
State Victim Assistance Academy: Basic Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy (Basic Academy) provides fundamental education for victim service providers and allied professionals who routinely interact with victims of crime. The Summer/Fall 2018 Basic Academy in Portland, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in August and September, in addition to in-person learning from September 10-13, 2018. The Basic Academy is designed for advocates who are new to the role of advocacy. The curriculum includes sessions that cover the core competencies of victim…
March 2019
Oregon State Victim Assistance Academy (SVAA) Basic Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy (Basic Academy) provides fundamental education for victim service providers and allied professionals who routinely interact with victims of crime. The Winter 2019 Basic Academy in Portland, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in February, in addition to in-person learning from March 4-7, 2019. The Basic Academy is designed for advocates who are new to the role of advocacy. The curriculum includes sessions that cover the core competencies of victim advocacy taught…
September 2019
Where Privacy, Safety and Technology Intersect: What You Need to Know to Serve Victims
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Oregon Advanced State Victim Assistance Academy Description National Crime Victim Law Institute is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Advanced Victim Assistance Academy: Where Privacy, Safety and Technology Intersect: What You Need to Know to Serve Victims. The training will be held in the Tilikum Room at the Portland Legal Building in Portland, Oregon, on September 19, 2019, 9am-4:30pm Toby Shulruff, a Senior Technology Safety Specialist at the National Network to End Domestic Violence’s Safety Net Project will…
December 2019
Sexual Exploitation of Youth: A Trauma Informed Mental Health Perspective
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Gain an understanding of youth impacted by sexual exploitation. The training will include an overview of sexual exploitation in our communities, trauma and related impact, diagnostic considerations in youth with extensive trauma related to exploitation, and how to move from conceptualization to diagnosis and treatment. Speaker: Cassie Trahan, LCSW, RN, Executive Director and Co-Founder of A Village for One. To register please send an email to Amanda.L.VanTil@doj.state.or.us with your name, organization, position, and preferred training date/location. Training sessions: Thursday, June…
February 2020
Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy – Winter 2020 Portland
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy (Basic Academy) provides fundamental education for victim service providers and allied professionals who routinely interact with victims of crime. The Winter 2020 Basic Academy in Portland, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in Late January-February, in addition to in-person learning from February 24-27, 2020. The Basic Academy is designed for advocates who are new to the role of advocacy. The curriculum includes sessions that cover the core competencies of victim advocacy…